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Langton Community Hall Charity Annual Report 2020/21

From 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021 Charity Registration Number: 1123969

Introduction

This Annual Report (prepared by Chairperson, Anthony Lawton, and approved by Trustees) on the activity of the Langton Community Hall Charity covers the required sections and elements set out by the Charity Commission in its template for small charities. (https://www.gov.uk/government/ publications/trustees-annual-report-template-sorp-frs-102)

Objectives & Activities

To benefit the residents of Tur Langton, Church Langton, West Langton, East Langton and Thorpe Langton and the neighbourhood, in the county of Leicestershire — without the distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions, and by working together with the relevant local authorities, voluntary and other organisations. The intention is a common effort to advance education and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare, recreation, and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for residents.

The trustees have power to establish or secure the establishment of a community centre — which they have done — and to maintain or manage or co-operate with any statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a centre for activities promoted by the charity.

The period in question was dominated by being closed to groups because of Covid restrictions, to enable the Hall to be open for the school, indeed to the exclusion of other users.

Activities, classes and groups have, when they could, included several people & bodies.

Above all for Clubs & Classes Church Langton Primary School used the Hall for a number of activities including a Breakfast Club and an After-School Club.
For Sport & Fitness activity user groups included: Market Harborough Table Tennis Club, New Age Kurling, Tae Kwon Do and the Welland Valley Cycle Club. Fitness were severely curtailed but when they could operate activities have included: yoga, general keep fit, pilates and dance.
Various Clubs/Societies met in the Hall very little during the year, including regulates the Langtons Art Group, Great Bowden Recital Trust and Harborough Big Band.
For Social Events the Hall is a popular venue for children’s parties; weddings and wakes were not held during the year.
The films previously screened for the community from time to time in association with the Phoenix Cinema operate no longer.
East Langton Parish Council usually meets in the Hall but mostly used Zoom in the year in question.
The Charity published the community newsletter three times in the year.

In carrying out our work we always do, and specifically during the year we are reporting here, had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Achievements & Performance

In 2020/21 our objective above all — successfully achieved — was to maintain such operations as necessary, possible and legal to help the next-door Primary School cope with the implications of the Covid rules for them. Increased usage and increased cleaning was subsidised by the Hanbury Charity.

Financial Review

The finances and financial performance are set out in the full annual financial accounts. Total Income for the year, including Covid grants, was £38,126 , a 25% increase. Total Expenditure for the year was £33,277, a 90% increase. We were able to improve the building and facilities while the Hall was closed or semi-closed.

Net Assets at year end were £97,333, a change of £4,849. The majority of these assets are held in a Building Society, the balance in a current account.

The Charity is clearly a going concern, and has sufficient reserves in line with the adopted policy.

Structure, Governance & Management

The charity is an unincorporated trust, governed by a Trust Deed. It is led, managed and operated by a small group of volunteer co-opted trustees who meet regularly.

The active trustees are currently (at January 2022):

Gary Kirk
Maxine Johnson (Bookings Trustee)
Anthony Lawton (Chairperson)
John Loney (Treasurer)
Helen Thompson

Decisions are, by custom and practice made by consensus, but where necessary made by majority; if tied then the chairperson has a casting vote.

Reference & Administrative Details

The Langton Community Hall Charity’s principal address is (changed from previous report): c/o Longbridge Hall, Stonton Road, Church Langton, Market Harborough, LE16 7SZ.

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

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Position : Chairperson. Date

		2021	2020
		£	£
INCOME
Income
Lettings	Church Langton School	4,429	4,750
	After School etc	1,125	*1,484
	Church	45	90
	Sport	288	1,418
	Clubs/Societies	1,349	14,405
	Children’s Parties	0	660
	Functions	0	498
	Cinema & Ballroom Dancing	0	1,611
Other Receipts
	Garden	569	633
	Utility/Maintenance	8,598	2,484
	Utility Warehouse	397	785
	Bank Interest	0	6
	Building Society Interest	704	665
	Langtons and District Newsletter Income	520	914
	Grant Income	19,502	0
Total Income		38,126	30,403
EXPENDITURE
Utilities		3,170	4,253
Insurance		2,785	2,691
Alarm costs		973	919
Repairs and	maintenance	21,133	2,599
Garden		708	849
Marketing		975	825
Cleaning materials, sundries		1,579	2,525
Subscriptions/Licences		727	587
Accountants	Fees	324	344
Cinema Expenses		0	875
Miscellaneous		250	42
Langton and	District Newsletter Expenditure	653	967
Total Expenditure		33,277	17,476
Total Income		38,126	30,403
Total Expenditure		33,277	17,476
Net surplus/(deficit) to be transferred to surplus balance		4,849	12,926

		2021		2020
		£		£
Cash at Bank
Business Money Management Account		3,120		3,1 19
Community Account		38,984		33,713
Cash at Market Harborough Building Society		56,993		56,289
Community Account Number 2		74		166
Debtors		694		2,095
		99,865		95,383
Less Creditors and accrued expenses	1 ,882		2,248
Langtons Youth Club Deposit	650	2,532	650	2,899
Net assets		97,333		92,484
Surplus balance as at 1 April 2020		92,484		79,558
Add surplus/(deficit) for year		4,849		12,926
Net assets as above		97,333		92,484

		2021	2020
		£	£
INCOME
Income
Lettings	Church Langton School	4,429	4,750
	After School etc	1,125	*1,484
	Church	45	90
	Sport	288	1,418
	Clubs/Societies	1,349	14,405
	Children’s Parties	0	660
	Functions	0	498
	Cinema & Ballroom Dancing	0	1,611
Other Receipts
	Garden	569	633
	Utility/Maintenance	8,598	2,484
	Utility Warehouse	397	785
	Bank Interest	0	6
	Building Society Interest	704	665
	Langtons and District Newsletter Income	520	914
	Grant Income	19,502	0
Total Income		38,126	30,403
EXPENDITURE
Utilities		3,170	4,253
Insurance		2,785	2,691
Alarm costs		973	919
Repairs and	maintenance	21,133	2,599
Garden		708	849
Marketing		975	825
Cleaning materials, sundries		1,579	2,525
Subscriptions/Licences		727	587
Accountants	Fees	324	344
Cinema Expenses		0	875
Miscellaneous		250	42
Langton and	District Newsletter Expenditure	653	967
Total Expenditure		33,277	17,476
Total Income		38,126	30,403
Total Expenditure		33,277	17,476
Net surplus/(deficit) to be transferred to surplus balance		4,849	12,926

		2021		2020
		£		£
Cash at Bank
Business Money Management Account		3,120		3,1 19
Community Account		38,984		33,713
Cash at Market Harborough Building Society		56,993		56,289
Community Account Number 2		74		166
Debtors		694		2,095
		99,865		95,383
Less Creditors and accrued expenses	1 ,882		2,248
Langtons Youth Club Deposit	650	2,532	650	2,899
Net assets		97,333		92,484
Surplus balance as at 1 April 2020		92,484		79,558
Add surplus/(deficit) for year		4,849		12,926
Net assets as above		97,333		92,484

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